Australians at War Film Archive : Oral history collection
AAWFA 001
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Australians at War Film Archive : Oral history collectionCollection Identifier
AAWFA 001Date(s) creation
2001 to 2004Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
The Australians at War Film Archive was an Australian Government initiative, commissioned through the Department of Veterans' Affairs in 2000, and designed to film and record the stories of over two thousand war Australian veterans as a permanent public archive for posterity. It is an unmatched historical collection, a resource for all Australians interested in our wartime heritage.
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1999-2000 nearly 100 interviews with war veterans were recorded as part of production on the Australian at War ABC television series. From that beginning grew a desire to establish a national collection of wide-ranging, filmed interviews with veterans to comprehensively record Australian involvement in wars, conflicts and peace-keeping missions from World War One to Afghanistan. Between 2002-2004 nearly 2000 additional interviews were conducted to create the oral history collection which became the Australians at War Film Archive.
In 2014 UNSW Canberra digitised and made widely accessible this valuable research asset, in keeping with the original project intent to create a public archive for the nation. Users of the site could comprehensively search the interview database which incorporated photographs of interviewees, the transcriptions of their interviews and historical summaries relating to the Archive.
In 2021 further enhancements were undertaken by UNSW Canberra enabling a self-service Archive. The refreshed site offers direct download of digital transcripts, photographs and interview videos that provide an unparalleled resource for historians, students, teachers, researchers, writers, film makers and all Australians interested in our wartime heritage.
More at https://australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au/about
References: https://australiansatwarfilmarchive.unsw.edu.au/about
Acquisition Details
Acquired by UNSW Canberra
Access Restrictions
Open Access
The Australians at War Film Archive is freely available to all in the public domain. You can access content - including publish quotes, extracts, audio, video or photographs in your project - without seeking further permission.Reproduction Restrictions
Open
he Australians at War Film Archive is a self-service resource made freely available to all in the public domain. You can use and reproduce content - including publish quotes, extracts, audio, video or photographs in your project - without seeking further permission.Scripts of material
Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.